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UK EMIR: BoE consults on modifications to DTO to reflect interest rate benchmark reform - The Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper setting out its proposal to modify the scope of contracts that are...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a final report and recommendations on aligning the trading obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation with recent changes made to the clearing...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a Statement clarifying the application and interaction of the EU derivatives clearing and trading obligations following the entry into force of the revised European...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Revised and Additional C&DIs Relating to Form S-8 - On November 9, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two...more
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities published an Opinion on the European Commission's proposed amendments to the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards on risk mitigation techniques for uncleared...more
AIFMD – ESMA Updates Q&A on the Application of the AIFMD - ESMA updated its questions and answers on the application of the AIFMD on 3 June 2016. The new content includes a new question and answer on requirements...more
Other EU developments – Benchmark Regulation and Changes to Prospectus Directive - ESMA issued a discussion paper on implementation of the Benchmarks Regulation on 15 February 2016. ...more
Although EMIR came into force as long ago as August 2012, the clearing obligation it provides for was first brought into effect in December 2015 on a phased basis and only for certain interest rate swaps denominated in the G4...more
On August 27, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a discussion paper (Discussion Paper) on the review of Article 26 of ESMA’s Regulatory Technical Standards (153/2013) (RTS) under the European...more
On May 11, 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a fourth consultation paper (ESMA/2015/807) on the clearing obligation under EMIR (the Regulation on OTC derivative transactions, central...more
Key Highlights: ..All counterparties within scope of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) and subject to the clearing obligation will soon be required to centrally clear their applicable derivatives...more
On August 16, 2012, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) came into force, defining the obligations of in-scope entities, amongst other things, to (1) centrally clear certain over the counter derivatives...more